Truss



J. U. ADAMS.

TRUSS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 28. 1921.

(ima W .pad slipping while in use.

Patented Nov. re, 1922.

JOEL UPI-IAM Anni/is, or cincr vimrr, cine.) I

Application ineu December as, 19211 seriar toi 525,530.. 1

T 0 all whom dimer concern;

Be it known that it, JOEL UrrrAMJ-inmts,

a citizen of the United?Stategresiding at Cincinnati, in the county of.Hamilton and- State of: Ohio, hzweiinx' ented a; new and useful Truss,of which the tollo'wlng 1s a specification.

This invention relates to truss pad construct-ions, the primary OlOJGCtof the 1nventron being to provide means whereby un limited movement of apad may be had, with.

respect to its support, to insure against the Another object of theinventionis to. provide a pad which will be exceptionally soft, and onewhich will not irr tate. V

A still further object of theinvention 1s to provide a pad having aroughened sur= face to eliminate any possibility otthe pad slipping overthe body of the wearer;

With the foregoing and other objects in view which .will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in 1 the details of constructionhereinafterdescribed and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the preciseembodiment or v the invention herein cl1solosed,m av be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from'the spirit of theinvention.

Referring. to the drawings Figure l is a perspective, view of a trussshowing pads constructed in accordance with the present invention asapplied thereto..-

Figure. 2 is a sectional view through a.

pad, and'disclosing the'means for conipenthe. truss,

sating for movement between proper and pad.

Figure 3 is a detail view o 'f a'pad and of the invention are secured.,The pad in its preferred form embodies a plate 5 preterably circular information, which plate is formed with a centralopening 6 designed toaccommodate the head 7, formed at one end of the shank 8, the shankbeing provided for securing the pad to the belt or support.

thereof and the plate to cushion the bOdY fGII-X gaging portion of thepad;

' tiers-acting of the face of a covering, or

preferably covered by a inaterlal indicated (at-9; 5 A;

Tihis plate I ableiabric ier-tover lOis ii and 12,the' wa oj/{rea'rwall-of the cover being securedto t ie' plate, as tyne ans "armed withspaced walls otth'e'screws13 whichipas's' through suit, I

able openings in thefrear. wall and embed themselves "in theth'readed'openings' in the plate. The covering 10 is constructed toprovide a container or pocket to accommodate the felt padding'or othersuitable material [indicated at 14, the' felt being held within thepocket and between the inner wall In order. that the pad will i movementwith respect toflth'e body of the v I M 7o, be held against. j

wearer t-he outer surface of the pad is cov- J ered with a coveringformedjpreferably of rubber and torinedfwith a plurality 'ofiin rrbs-15', wh1oh -r1bs present roughened surfaces. A securing plate 16 the,platen, the screws also -passing throi'igh theplate 16 to accomplishthisre-.

suit, asclearly shownwby.Figure Q of the *drawing; The securing plate16.- is pro-.

vided with aj'central opening, the Walls.

- thereof being curved" to conform to the e5 curvature head ,7, wherebya ball and? s'oclret tOlli'fi lS provided between the pad and itssupport, to permit the pad. to be moved to various positions, withrespect to it 1tS"S11ppOfi "The sup aortmay be 'otthe'j;

usual construction, suitable means-being pr0.

clamps therear wall Q11. of the cover lO to videdto'" receive. the-'sliank 8ther'eot te se cure theshank against movement and hold-3* thesame rigid.

have shown, that itiswithin the scope or the By Figures 3 and .4 of thedrawings, 1

invention" to provide pads of variousshapes,

and that the subject matterot the invention, may be shapes i Theconnecting strap which connects the free ends otthe truss is-indicatedat '17, and

has'one'end thereofsecured to a truss pad; (as at 18, the opposite endof the strap pass-' ing through a suitable buckle indicated} at 19,wherebythe length of the strap .may be.

appl'iedto pads regardlessof. their adjusted to meet. the requirements"of the user.

. An extension' 20 also has connection wlth the buckle l9 'and isformedwith an open{ ing 21' to be positioned over the screw'head gal 2-2to secure the truss to the body of the wearer.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A padcomprising a plate, a cover for the plate, portions of the cover adaptedto contact with the plate the rear thereof, a securing plate contactingwith a portion of the cover, means for securing the securing plate tothe first 1T1? ioned plate to clamp a portion of the covertherehetween,a shank having a head, said head adapted to be clamped between theplates, and a cushioning element dlsposed underthe cover.

2. A pad compr sing a plate, said plate having a central opening, asecuring plate having a central opening and having the

